Darktrace · 9 hours ago
Vice President, Enterprise Architecture
New York, NY
Full-time
Hybrid
Director/Executive
15+ years expDarktrace is a global leader in AI for cybersecurity that provides essential cybersecurity platforms to protect organizations from unknown threats. The Vice President of Enterprise Architecture is responsible for defining and advancing the company’s enterprise architecture vision, ensuring technology investments align with business strategy and drive operational efficiency.
Artificial Intelligence (AI)Cyber SecurityInformation TechnologyMachine LearningNetwork Security
Responsibilities
Define and continuously evolve the enterprise architecture vision, principles, standards, and roadmaps aligned to corporate strategy
Establish and lead enterprise architecture governance, ensuring consistent architectural decision-making across portfolios and programs
Balance innovation with standardization, enabling speed while maintaining architectural integrity, resilience, and security
Provide architectural guidance for major business initiatives, mergers and acquisitions, and large-scale transformation programs
Partner with executive leaders and business stakeholders to translate business strategy into actionable technology architectures
Serve as a trusted advisor to the CIO and executive leadership on emerging technologies, industry trends, and architectural trade-offs
Ensure technology platforms support scalability, customer experience, regulatory requirements, and operational efficiency
Oversee architecture across key domains, including: Business and process architecture, Application and integration architecture, Data, analytics, and AI architecture, Cloud, infrastructure, and platform architecture, Security and resilience architecture
Drive simplification and modernization of the application and technology portfolio, reducing technical debt and improving time-to-value
Champion best practices in cloud-native design, APIs, microservices, data platforms, and emerging technologies
Guide application, data, and infrastructure rationalization to reduce complexity and technical debt
Support technology investment planning by evaluating architectural fit, long-term value, and risk
Collaborate with PMO and product organizations to ensure architectural alignment across delivery portfolios
Establish metrics to measure architectural effectiveness, technology health, and contribution to business outcomes
Communicate architectural decisions, trade-offs, and value to executive stakeholders in clear, business-focused terms
Build, mentor, and lead a high-performing enterprise architecture organization with deep technical expertise and strong business acumen
Define clear engagement models between enterprise architecture, delivery teams, and business stakeholders
Foster a culture of collaboration, accountability, and continuous improvement
Qualification
Required
15+ years of progressive experience in enterprise architecture, technology strategy, or senior IT leadership roles
7+ years leading enterprise-scale architecture teams in complex, multi-business or global organizations
Demonstrated success influencing executive stakeholders and driving enterprise-wide transformation initiatives
Deep understanding of enterprise architecture frameworks (e.g., TOGAF) and modern architectural practices
Strong knowledge of cloud platforms, data and analytics ecosystems, integration patterns, cybersecurity, and enterprise systems
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field required
Benefits
23 days’ holiday + all public holidays, rising to 25 days after 2 years of service
Additional day off for your birthday
Private medical insurance which covers you, your cohabiting partner and children
Life insurance of 4 times your base salary
Salary sacrifice pension scheme
Enhanced family leave
Confidential Employee Assistance Program
Cycle to work scheme
Company
Darktrace
Darktrace is an AI company that uses cybersecurity solutions to identify, prevent, and eliminate insider threats.
1001-5000 employees
H1B Sponsorship
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2025 (2)
2024 (7)
2022 (2)
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2020 (1)
Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$230.5MKey Investors
Brighton Park CapitalVitruvian PartnersFuture Fifty
2024-04-26Acquired
2021-04-30IPO
2020-03-25Post Ipo Secondary
Leadership Team
Jack Stockdale
CTO
Jill Popelka
COO
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